The Ongoing Wicked Discussion Thread

Last time round it was self-organised until the Friday night where the box office team popped out and took the names of everyone in the queue, just in case of chaos the next day.

One of the regulars takes it upon herself to make a list of where everyone in the queue will be sitting so they can just ask for their seat when they get to the box office. (Michael - You may well have experienced this. She does it every time she dayseats, not just on special occasions.  It's progressed from a list on a piece of paper to a full blown electronic seating plan.)  So whenever anyone new joined the queue, they were added to her list for the relevant show.

A few of the campers did actually go to the Friday show last time and returned to their original places in the queue (much to the annoyance of some of us behind them).  In fact, one mother and daughter shared a Friday night ticket. They swapped at the interval!  There was actually an awful lot of holding places in the queue. I think I've said this previously, but the week long campers  had a hostel nearby. They sat outside during the day but went back to the hostel at night until the Thursday night I think.   They also took very long trips back to the hostel when they got cold/bored (again, much to the annoyance to those of us who only left the queue to have a wee in Victoria station!)  As I have definitely said previously, I still don't think I was quite mad enough to be in that queue.

I've given in and booked for this one.

I am also totally with you on the joining friends thing.  Although sometimes I'm not even that nice - My friends learned this in Disneyland when they got out of bed later than me and tried to join me in an incredibly long queue for the Finding Nemo ride. I sent them to the back!

The Mean Girls musical doesn't happen to be about you, right?

One of the times I dayseated, it was during the time Kerry Ellis had come back I arrived at the theatre about 7. I was 2nd in line, but after an hour I serously needed to go to a bathroom, by then there was only 5 people in the queue...so I just thought if I was quick enough I should make it back in time before the queue got too long.

I sprinted across to Victoria station and when I got back there was a few more people, but they were just friends of the one that were already there, so I just joined the back of the queue, knowing I would still get a ticket. Then they noticed I returned, and just said to me to go back to the front, because they were the friends they were going to get the 2nd ticket for anyway.

I know some day seaters can be extremely crazy, so I was actually a bit shocked when they said I could go back to the front.

I agree... most of my experiences dayseating have been quite pleasent... the final performance of Made in Dagenham, there were a group of us outside, all strangers, at about 6am, we stuck together and teamed up to get coffees, go pee etc and no one made an issue of us returning to the line.

I've decided I'm going to Rachel's final performance. I've always wanted to be at one of her final performances and this could actually be the final final performance. Anyone from the forum meeting up that day?

Hey guys! I am looking to book to see Wicked in April during the 9 show week, so I can catch both Willemijn and Alice (both will be new to me!). I have noticed that in the last few years with any 9 show weeks, the s/b Glinda will take the Wednesday matinee and the s/b Elphaba will take the Thursday evening show.

Can anyone inform me if this has not been the case in the last few years? I would like to book sooner rather than later, to keep the cost of flights and such down. I would ideally like to do the end of the week including Thursday eve (assuming Alice is on), but I suppose if it came down to it I would be willing to do both Wednesday and Thursday shows instead just to cover myself.

I'm not sure there's any particular pattern, they just do what suits those involved.

I live in London now, but when I used to have to book accommodation here the YHA youth hostel on Euston Road was usually my go-to cheap place - it isn't bad if you don't mind shared dormitory rooms, just bring earplugs as the traffic outside never ceases!

Must look up which seat I actually bought for Rachel's last in the end - I can't remember!  Hoping to try to see her one other time this month as well, otherwise I'll end up doing the same thing I did for Kerry Ellis' last return and only going to her first and last shows!

Have you tried any of the other Travelodges - the ones at Tower Bridge/Aldgate are handy for the District line to Victoria (assuming no engineering works). I've never stayed around Earl's Court, but if the hotel is near the tube station/main road you'll be fine.

Try easyHotel Victoria. I've stayed there lots of times! 5-minute walk to the theatre!

ETA: Oh you booked already, nevermind!

Holy sh!t £149? I paid £169 for 4 nights last time!